A deep dive into Illinois’s sweeping new criminal justice reform law
Tag: Criminal justice reform
Cook County judicial elections stir up unusual public scrutiny
Next week’s election could be the first in nearly 30 years to unseat a Cook County judge
Second City Cop blog celebrates slain CPD commander
“We can’t think of a single significant instance where he was the target of someone’s ire,” the Chicago police hive-mind blog reflects.
Kim Foxx gets a report card
Independent justice system observers rate the Cook County state’s attorney a year into her term.
Cook County Jail is free from federal oversight for the first time in 43 years, and other Chicago news
Also, alderman Ameya Pawar says Democrats contributed to the rise of Rauner and Trump.
Chicago should decriminalize fare evasion
Other cities have made nonpayment on transit a fineable offense rather than a misdemeanor.
Illinois’s prison population dropped 9.1 percent under Rauner, and other Chicago news
Also, it was so cold Sunday that Chicago Bears QB Matt Barkley was wearing a wet suit under his uniform.
Kim Foxx makes big change days after being sworn in as Cook County state’s attorney, and other Chicago news
Also, a CNBC host and entrepreneur has purchased a majority stake in Bow Truss coffee.
Congressman warns that Illinois could lose federal funds if state budget impasse isn’t solved, and other Chicago news
Also, state senator Kwame Raoul advocates for increasing sentences for repeat gun-crime offenders.
Rahm Emanuel launches $1 million legal defense fund for undocumented immigrants, and other Chicago news
Also, former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is asking Obama to grant mass pardons before he leaves office.
Comptroller-elect Susana Mendoza won’t pay state legislators until there’s a budget, and other Chicago news
Also, Ed “Fast Eddie” Vrdolyak is indicted for allegedly not paying income taxes on money he earned from brokering tobacco settlements.
The criminal-justice crusade of Kim Foxx
The candidate’s plan to transform the Cook County state’s attorney’s office starts with lessons from her childhood in Cabrini Green.